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\n\t\tDacia Maraini to talk about women\u2019s issues as part of lecture series<\/p>\n

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 Feb. 26, 2013 \u2013 Did you know that the purpose of most women in the Middle Ages was to bear children? An education was considered a useless impediment to the sanctity of the family.<\/p>\n


\nThe women who managed to write \u2013 and think \u2013 lived in convents, where they were free from having children and permitted to study, or they were courtesans smart enough to hold their own with the most famous male intellectuals of the day.<\/p>\n


\nWorld-renowned Italian writer and feminist Dacia Maraini will explore the role of women in past times during what promises to be lively talks this week as a visiting scholar at the 溏心vlog免费B站. All talks are free and open to the public.<\/p>\n


\nFor starters, Maraini will discuss female writers from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance in \u201cFrom Convent to Brothel: Women\u2019s Writers\u201d at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 27, in the Lippitt Hall auditorium.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cHow could a girl who had to prepare herself to give birth and raise children have a mind free to focus on ideas and study?\u201d says Maraini. \u201cAn education was too refined and culturally complex. Above all, girls were married at the age of puberty and required to have a child every year.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nThe women\u2019s studies scholar will also moderate a panel talk about women\u2019s issues on Friday, March 1, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. in the Agnes G. Doody Auditorium in Swan Hall. 溏心vlog免费B站 President David M. Dooley, Provost Donald H. DeHayes, and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Winifred Brownell are expected to make remarks.<\/p>\n


\nPanelists will include professors from 溏心vlog免费B站, the College of the Holy Cross, Bard College, Harvard University, Wheaton College, and Assumption College. Anne Marie D\u2019Attelo, a board member of the National Organization of Italian American Women, and Ana Lita of Global Bioethics Initiative in New York, will also speak. The panel is expected to Skype with an organization in Italy that rescues prostitutes from North African and Eastern Europe.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cWhy Do I Write\u201d is the topic of Maraini\u2019s talk Monday, March 4, at 5:30 p.m., also in Lippitt Hall. Maraini comes from a family of writers \u2013 her grandfather, grandmother, and father were writers \u2013 and she published her first novel when she was 24.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cThe journey of writing is not always an easy one,\u201d says Maraini. \u201cAt the same time, I have an instinct, which pushes me to go on and travel. It is a habit of such intensity and immense pleasure, and it is a fundamental part of my life. I could not live without it.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nFinally, Maraini, also a playwright, will participate in productions, in English, of two of her plays Tuesday, March 5, at 6 p.m., also in Swan Hall.<\/p>\n


\nThe talks are part of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Distinguished International Visiting Scholar Program, which hosts distinguished scholars on campus to talk about their academic pursuits.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cWe are indeed fortunate to host one of the finest contemporary Italian writers, Dacia Maraini, on our campus,\u201d says DeHayes. \u201cMs. Maraini is a prolific and renowned author, playwright, and women\u2019s studies scholar, and she exemplifies and inspires the passion and values that we aspire to in our community. Her visit highlights our combined commitment to internationalization, quality scholarship, and the celebration of women\u2019s rights and intellectual contributions. Please join us on campus for these special events that highlight the extraordinary work of Dacia Maraini.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nThe cultural activities are also included in the celebration of “The Year of Italian Culture in the United States,” under the title “Preeminent Italian Female Authors: Dacia Maraini.” For details, please visit http:\/\/www.italyinus2013.org\/it\/lingua-e-letteratura-italiana\/2013\/03\/.\t<\/p>\n


\nFor more information about Maraini, visit http:\/\/www.daciamaraini.it\/biografia_english.htm. <\/p>\n


\nFor more information about the talks, e-mail 溏心vlog免费B站 Italian Professor Michelangelo La Luna at laluna@uri.edu or call him at 401-874-5968.<\/p>\n


\nPictured above: Dacia Maraini, an Italian writer and feminist who is giving talks at the 溏心vlog免费B站.

\nPhoto courtesy of Michelangelo La Luna<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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